Curriculum Integration Project: 15 Points

1. Identify a learner or group/class

(Students come first - it's about their learning)

2. Explore Social bookmarking Resources to find a tool

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

"Social bookmarking is a way for users to store, organize, share and search web pages. In a social bookmarking system, users save links to that they want to remember and/or share. These bookmarks are usually public, but depending on the service's features, may be saved privately, shared only with specific people or groups, shared only inside certain , or another combination of public and private. The allowed people can usually view these bookmarks chronologically, by category or tags, via a search engine, or even randomly."

Delicious social bookmarking site: <http://del.icio.us/SPND422>
Pinterest social bookmarking site: http://www.pinterest.com/madspugliese focus on "Reading and Writing" link.
Public Wikispace: http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com
OR - choose any FREE web tool you have been wanting to explore further

(Why not bookmark these web sites for your future reference once the course is over? This is how our Astech Program updates and shares resource recommendations.)

3. Select a FREE web-based curriculum tool/activity to integrate into an existing lesson plan

(Choose from those provided in the resources above or find your own!)

4. Use a lesson of your own (or borrow from a peer or the internet) AND infuse it with FREE technology using the UDL Lesson Builder Template as a guide.

Download the lesson plan template. Check wherever downloads go on your computer to find the file.

UDL Lesson Builder 2015 and SAMR.doc

Open the file that you downloaded, then "Save As" yourlastnameCI.doc (Digital file submission etiquette)

OR - Use the online template available

Go tohttp://udlexchange.cast.org/home and create an account
Explore model lessons.
Use their BUILD tool to build your own lesson and take advantage of the online resources and guidance.

5. Use the template to include the following details:

Learner or Class Profile [2 points]
Lesson Overview/Goals [2 points];
Methods [2 points];
Assessment [2 points];
Materials [2 points]; and
Consideration for Differentiated Instruction (modifications for specific learners) [2 points]
Consideration of UDL (Flexible options available for the entire class) [2 points]
Project reflection discussion post [1 point]

8. Submit your lesson plan via Edmodo

Rubric:

SPND422CurriculumIntegrationRubricSummer2015-1.pdf

9. Post a Project Reflection Discussion via Edmodo

Prompt:

Now that you have thought carefully about the role of educational software and/or the Internet in reaching all learners across the curriculum, do you believe you know what features to consider when evaluating software or websites (not assistive tech or specialized software quite yet)? Would you have confidence integrating these materials into your curriculum? Why or why not?

Rubric:

SPND422DiscussionRubricFall2015.pdf

Here is some help in finding the learning content standards:

MA Curriculum Frameworks:

CIProject